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2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s

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Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 73,172 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country.

Across Alabama, there were 1,546 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 387 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular accounting programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree accounting students.

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Auburn Accounting Report

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full The University of Alabama Accounting Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s. UAB is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 63 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at UAB

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Troy University
Troy, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 33 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s. Florence, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at UNA

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Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

Samford University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Samford University Accounting Report

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Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s ranking. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at AUM

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University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 14 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at UAH

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Alabama State University
Montgomery, Alabama

Alabama State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s ranking. Alabama State University is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 14 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Alabama State University

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With a ranking of #10, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Accounting Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. USA is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 12 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Accounting at University of South Alabama

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